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In forceChild destruction
Part 2Offences against the person
42 Child destruction
A person who unlawfully and, either intentionally or recklessly, by any act or omission occurring in relation to a childbirth and before the child is born alive—
(a)
prevents the child from being born alive; or
(b)
contributes to the child’s death;
is guilty of an offence punishable, on conviction, by imprisonment for 15 years.
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